The leadership of one man leads American troops to storm the machine gun bunkers on Omaha beach and overthrow the Nazi resistance.
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Surviving D-Day: Turning Point
The leadership of one man leads American troops to storm the machine gun bunkers on Omaha beach and overthrow the Nazi resistance.
Added: May 26, 2011
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